Marburg type
.jpg) The Iserlohn in Australia
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The as type "Marburg" designated vessel type is a series of two cargo ships of the Hamburg-America Line (HAPAG).
history
construction
After the extensive loosening of the shipbuilding restrictions of the Potsdam Agreement , HAPAG rebuilt its cargo ship fleet from 1950 onwards. Starting with the first post-war new building in Hamburg , the HAPAG fleet continued to grow again. In 1957, HAPAG ordered two motor ships of the same type from Orenstein & Koppel for service to Central America. On September 1, 1958, the shipping company was able to take over the type ship Marburg from the shipyard. Half a year later, on December 18, 1958, the Iserlohn completed the series. The Marburg-type ships are slightly larger in size and resemble the Solingen-class ships , but have a higher aft deck than the latter.
Use at HAPAG
As planned, the ship duo was used in the Central America service. Both ships were taken over in 1970 when HAPAG merged with NDL to form the new Hapag-Lloyd .
Later career
In August 1974, Hapag-Lloyd passed the two sister ships on to the Bernd Leonhardt shipping company. Bernd Leonhardt had previously left the traditional family shipping company Leonhardt & Blumberg and started his own business. Due to Leonhardt's enthusiasm for sailing, the two ships were named Leo Star and Leo Soling , the second part of which was formed by sports sailing classes. Both ships were launched in Lübeck in 1982 and sold for demolition in 1983 and 1984.
technology
The ships of the series were conventional general cargo ships with superstructures just aft amidships above the propulsion system and versatile loading facilities. The ships were equipped with 12 conventional loading booms (8 à 3/5 tons and 4 à 5/10 tons) as well as a 60-ton heavy lift boom for taking over heavy goods in hatch 2. Two dry cargo holds each with an intermediate deck were located in front of and behind the superstructures. The hatches were closed with MacGregor hatch covers. In addition, the ships of the “Marburg” type had separate cooling, locking and drug holds.
The ships
| The motor cargo ships of the "Marburg" type | |||||
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| Surname | Launch | delivery | Build number | measurement | Renaming and whereabouts |
| Marburg | June 26, 1958 | September 1, 1958 | 539 | 5154 GRT | 1974 Leo Star , Sold for demolition in China in March 1984 |
| Iserlohn | October 16, 1958 | 18th December 1958 | 540 | 5081 GRT | 1974 Leo Soling , demolition from December 20, 1983 in San Esteban de Pravia |
literature
- Witthöft, Hans Jürgen: HAPAG . Hamburg-America Line. Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft, Hamburg 1973, ISBN 3-7822-0087-X .
- Haws, Duncan: Merchant Fleets in Profile 4 . The ships of the Hamburg America, Adler and Carr lines. Patrick Stephens, Cambridge 1980, ISBN 0-85059-397-2 .
- Krüger-Kopiske, Karsten Kunibert: The ships of Hapag-Lloyd . Drawings and CVs. Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-7822-0861-7 .